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He has urged the returned hostages to tell friends and family about their horrific experiences, he says, to discourage them from setting out on the same journey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Diogo Jota's widow has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry his former Liverpool team-mate in his heart when he lives their dream of playing at the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kim, for his part, has urged North Koreans to focus on building a self-reliant economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He also urged them not to allow partnerships between large corporations and the military, the way the German scientific community and government did with I. G. Farben and Krupp Armaments and Steel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was time, Bundy and McNamara urged, to begin bombing North Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin